Trump confirms Khamenei’s death, says bombing to continue

The Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday.

The president made the announcement from his Palm Beach estate via a Truth Social post, which described the now deceased leader as “one of the most evil people in history.”

“This is not only justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many countries throughout the world, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,” Trump wrote. “He was unable to avoid our intelligence and highly sophisticated tracking systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leader could do.”

The president continued by echoing earlier statements shortly after announcing the strikes, urging the Iranian people to rise against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, military, and other security and polic...